Ardboe

Ardboe (also Arboe, Irish: Ard Bó, " cattle height" ) is a small town near the western shore of Lough Neagh in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. It hosts a high cross, a medieval cemetery in an ancient Rath and the ruins of an abbey. Ardboe burned down completely in 1166, but was rebuilt and received a medieval parish church.

The Ulster group associated high cross marks a possibly founded in the 6th century former monastery, which is connected with St. Colman. Dating from the 10th century cross is filled despite the slight damage to the ring and the weathering with some easily recognizable exceptionally fine biblical representations.

• On the east side are Adam and Eve, the Sacrifice of Isaac, Daniel in the lion's den, the young men in the fiery furnace (Old Testament) and a figure with bell and crozier surrounded by people and Christ with scales and flames.
• The west side ( New Testament ) shows the visit of the wise, the wedding at Cana ( water into wine ), the feeding of the 5000 ( multiplication of the loaves and fishes ), the entry into Jerusalem, the capture and crucifixion.
• On the south side of Cain and Abel, David killing the lion, killing Goliath and Paul and Anthony are in the desert.
• The scenes on the north side are difficult to see. Been suggested as possible topics include baptism, the anointing of David, the judgment of Solomon and the slaughter of the innocent children.

Arboe Abbey is a small nondescript ruins in the north of the cemetery field. The church ruin in the cemetery probably dates from the early 17th century.